Thursday, January 12, 2012

Ham and potato casserole

I know, so far I've only written about recipes... it's a start though, right? This didn't help toward my goal of being healthiery... but hey, I'm saving money AND cooking more! Well... in this case, I didn't cook it, my sweet husband did!

I asked him to cook the potatoes and hard boil the eggs, and came home to an entire casserole in the oven with NO trace of him having cooked in the kitchen... yes, he also emptied the dishwasher AND loaded the dirty dishes in there. I am blessed!

We had ham a couple of days ago and have a bunch of it left so I looked up a few recipes... I might make a quiche Saturday morning, yum!

After a rough day at work, this was the perfect comfort food... I mean, potatoes, ham, and eggs just scream comfort to me! We thought the eggs would make it weird (more like an egg salad) but it actually added great flavor! Okay, enough chit-chat, here's the recipe!

Prep time: 25 min.
Cooking time: 30 min.
Makes: 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1-1/2 cups (12 ounces) sour cream
  • 4 ounces process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Colby cheese
  • 8 hard-cooked eggs
  • 3 cups cubed cooked potatoes
  • 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
  • 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 

Directions

  • In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in sour cream and cheeses. Cook and stir over low heat just until cheese is melted (mixture will be thick). Remove from the heat. Stir in the eggs, potatoes, ham, onion and parsley.
  • Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly and edges are golden brown. 

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 594 calories, 39 g fat (22 g saturated fat), 398 mg cholesterol, 1,522 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 29 g protein.

Source: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Ham--n--Potato-Casserole

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